Question

Select the wrong statements.

I. Lower the taxon, more are the characteristics that the members within the taxon share.
II. Order is the assemblage of genera which exhibit a few similar characters.
III. Cat and dog are included in the same family - Felidae
IV. Binomial nomenclature was introduced by Carolus Linnaeus.

• A. III and IV
• B. II, III and IV
• C. I, II and III
• D. I and IV
• E. II and III

Answer 1

The correct option is E II and III

Order is the assemblage of families which exhibit a few similar characters. The similar characters are less in number as compared to different genera included in a family. For example. plant families like Convolvulaceae, Solanaceae are included in the order Polimoniales mainly based on floral characters.
In animals, the order Carnivora include families like Felidae (cat) and Canidae (dog).